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[applause] >> next florida mark rubio speaked on the 65th birthday. he gave the keynote speech in all right due. this is about 45 minutes. >> it is now my honor to introduce know night's great speaker. senator marco rubio. first serving in the florida house of representatives from 2000-2008 and elected in 2012 to the senate. he served on commerce science and transportation. foreign relations, intelligence and small business and entrepreneurship commit tease. he's the courage and tenacity to stand up to washington's reckless spending. he's the type of special that we need to restore fiscal discipline and champion job creation. if you ask me, america can expect great things from this man in the years to come. ladies and gentlemen, please give a warm iowa welcome to senator marco rubio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. so this thing beeps like that, i don't know what that means. cut it off, right? i'm really honored to be here. thanks for having me and governor for inviting me. i'm still new enough to be amazed that peo
[applause] >> next florida mark rubio speaked on the 65th birthday. he gave the keynote speech in all right due. this is about 45 minutes. >> it is now my honor to introduce know night's great speaker. senator marco rubio. first serving in the florida house of representatives from 2000-2008 and elected in 2012 to the senate. he served on commerce science and transportation. foreign relations, intelligence and small business and entrepreneurship commit tease. he's the courage and...
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telling us about the growing hispanic vote for a long time and he predicted 335 electoral votes in florida comes in for president obama, i think simon is just about right. it sounded a little outlandish a few days ago. >> ann? appreciationlaise's for the book, "the victory laps ." when i was canvassing in virginia and i was maybe the fourth person going columbus list and i was asking whether people thought it would vote in the morning or the afternoon, i knew i was carrying and does what he recommended. you never heard me talk about women candidates and i'm so excited about the women were coming in. to be the senator from north dakota and she is a fabulous person. emily's list supports women for congress and it wahasa one loss record. if you compare how much they raised and spent with the success compared to some of the suepr pac's, they did a heck of a lot better job. >> who were the losers? >> the billionaires handing over all that money. >> they got shelly in nevada. >> that's unfortunate. >> they did not get what they thought they were be buying of. >> the biggest loser is carl rove --
telling us about the growing hispanic vote for a long time and he predicted 335 electoral votes in florida comes in for president obama, i think simon is just about right. it sounded a little outlandish a few days ago. >> ann? appreciationlaise's for the book, "the victory laps ." when i was canvassing in virginia and i was maybe the fourth person going columbus list and i was asking whether people thought it would vote in the morning or the afternoon, i knew i was carrying and...
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host: ken is next from florida on the independent line. caller: thank you. good morning, gentlemen. if i may, i have heard your mantra on tv punishing success. a recent report by a nonpartisan bureaucracy indicated that for the last 30 or 40 years, thsi mantra that if we only give more tax breaks to the very wealthy, they will create jobs. that report indicated that is fallacious and not the case. mitch mcconnell and your republican colleagues in the senate had that report quashed. also if i may, during the bush administration, trillions of dollars were borrowed from china for wars that were off the budget that were never indicated that we were having deficit spending. we were borrowing from china. host: i will give you a chance to respond to that. guest: it is not rocket science in terms of what you need to do to grow an economy. we do not have the option of choosing whether we have to compete. you have to benchmark what your tax environment, your regulatory environment, your energy costs. the good news is in terms of getting manufacturing, we're still the world's largest market. w
host: ken is next from florida on the independent line. caller: thank you. good morning, gentlemen. if i may, i have heard your mantra on tv punishing success. a recent report by a nonpartisan bureaucracy indicated that for the last 30 or 40 years, thsi mantra that if we only give more tax breaks to the very wealthy, they will create jobs. that report indicated that is fallacious and not the case. mitch mcconnell and your republican colleagues in the senate had that report quashed. also if i...
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. >> next, florida republican senator marco rubio. mr. rubio gave the keynote speech last night inside the palace theater. this is about 45 minutes. >> it is now my honor to introduce two nights great speaker, senator marco rubio. -- tonight's great speaker, senator mark rubio. he first served in florida's house of representatives in 2000 and was elected to the house of representatives in 2012. he served on commerce, foreign relations, intelligence, and small business committee. senator rubio has the courage and tenacity to stand up to washington's reckless spending and assault on the free enterprise system. he is just what we need to restore fiscal discipline and champion job creation. if you ask me, america can expect great things from this man in the years to come. please give a warm welcome to senator marco rubio. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you very much. if this thing beeps, i will know what that means. i am honored to be here today. i want to data -- thank all of you for having me. i came from a small school that is n
. >> next, florida republican senator marco rubio. mr. rubio gave the keynote speech last night inside the palace theater. this is about 45 minutes. >> it is now my honor to introduce two nights great speaker, senator marco rubio. -- tonight's great speaker, senator mark rubio. he first served in florida's house of representatives in 2000 and was elected to the house of representatives in 2012. he served on commerce, foreign relations, intelligence, and small business committee....
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host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i pay my medicare premiums. i'm in the same boat she is. the benefits that are being paid a much greater than the amount repaid in. -- then the amount we pay again . they're not actuarially sound. we have to look at it to see to have these programs solvent for the next 20, 30, 40 years and for my children that will be on social security and medicare 20 years from now. in terms of some of the other programs, it depends on what you're talking about. is it socialism to support cancer research or to build roads and bridges all over our country? i don't think so. is it socialism to help people when they are hurting because of terrible unemployment? i do not think so. i think we have a responsibility to be fiscally prudent. host: do you have a resp
host: let's go on to wanda in florida. hi, wanda. caller: i have a question for you. i paid into social security. i now get social security benefits. every month i have premiums coming out of my check. how can you consider them as socialist programs. we paid into them. host: stay on the line. guest: i also get social security and i pay my medicare premiums. i'm in the same boat she is. the benefits that are being paid a much greater than the amount repaid in. -- then the amount we pay again ....
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democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: n/a my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses' contributed to the financial crisis. a lot of that some of these lawmakers and policy makers, regulators, investors, they have been trying to right the situation. a lot of the big banks in this country took a lot of taxpayer assistance that brought them through the depths of the financial crisis and they have emerged, as the ceos claim, as more well-capitalized institutions. they may be able to sustain a crisis or in the future without having to take more taxpayer raid. that's not to say there's no one at fault. if you looked at the overall pi
democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: n/a my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses'...
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i'm a little selfish being from florida. we have a couple places in central florida and one of them has a mouse, but all across the country we have opportunities for business. these are the elements. there are other things government can do and they are being pioneered at the state level. the second part of it yet to do is prepare our people. and starts with the family structure. we have to be clear with people there are consequences of societal breakdown. our government cannot do anything to undermine those institutions of society that of always been the ones that help strengthen our families. we must rethink to ensure federal policy does not allow that rampant. we need a 21st century education system. i believe in early touted education. i believe in 21st century curriculum that teaches kids what they need to learn and succeed in the 21st century. your lieutenant governor is a leader in stem education. we need more that because that's where the world is going, to a knowledge base economy that we're struggling to compete in
i'm a little selfish being from florida. we have a couple places in central florida and one of them has a mouse, but all across the country we have opportunities for business. these are the elements. there are other things government can do and they are being pioneered at the state level. the second part of it yet to do is prepare our people. and starts with the family structure. we have to be clear with people there are consequences of societal breakdown. our government cannot do anything to...
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host: jeff in florida, democratic caller. caller: i called about education, but since you blended in the fiscal cliff and education into the program, i have two remarks. first, the primary education in grade school, and through age 12 is where we should concentrate the most effort. most of the efforchildren that i know have no note-taking skills. their english and mathematics is terrible. they're not prepared for junior high school or high-school and that's where they fall off the cliff. its most important that the primary education have proficient in order to go further into junior and senior high school. host: when it is important in a primary education? caller: reading, writing, arithmetic, basic note taking, being able to sit in a class and not only listen to what someone is telling you got a couple be able to put it into a notes so that you can then review them. most children don't know how to do that. host: at what level do you start doing that, the note taking, in order to remember, what level? caller: starting in the
host: jeff in florida, democratic caller. caller: i called about education, but since you blended in the fiscal cliff and education into the program, i have two remarks. first, the primary education in grade school, and through age 12 is where we should concentrate the most effort. most of the efforchildren that i know have no note-taking skills. their english and mathematics is terrible. they're not prepared for junior high school or high-school and that's where they fall off the cliff. its...
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billy, lady lake, florida. caller: good morning. it is a real mixed bag of feelings about things like this. this guy is the head of the cia , and it took us months to find this out? i was trained as a military combat medic, vietnam, and i am gay. i worked in the surgery street of the recovery unit. two investigators remove me from that unit. each of them had a hand on my shoulder, one on my arm, parading me out of the hospital because they suspected i was gay. when it comes to things like this, i am sorry the gentleman has had problems, but the government never surprises me. host: thank you for the call from florida this morning. we also want to take you to anita, chapel hill, north carolina. caller: i was listening to your caller before may, he is absolutely right. i am muslim, very strict about things, and i think that people have a right to not practice religion here. they have a right to do things the way they feel comfortable doing it, which is called secular or religious thinking. they have the right in this country not to fol
billy, lady lake, florida. caller: good morning. it is a real mixed bag of feelings about things like this. this guy is the head of the cia , and it took us months to find this out? i was trained as a military combat medic, vietnam, and i am gay. i worked in the surgery street of the recovery unit. two investigators remove me from that unit. each of them had a hand on my shoulder, one on my arm, parading me out of the hospital because they suspected i was gay. when it comes to things like this,...
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host: that was barbara in hudson, florida. next is mark from brownsville, texas on the republican line. you are on c-span. of what is your reaction to yesterday's election? disappointed in the way the election happen. i voted for mr. romney. i feel that because of the way the election has come out, america has turned its back on god by allowing same-sex marriage, abortion, killing dogs children. and the way i feel -- killion daud's children. and the way i feel, the democrats will be in charge in the next four years. god is going to remove his hand of protection across america in the next four years. we will become a third world nation. i talked to my brother last night in arizona. he said that in order for god's plan to fall into place, obama had to win. in order to bring america down. and god is going to bring america down in the next four years. host: and your brother thinks feddis daud's plan? caller: yes. host: john cornyn, head of the national senatorial committee made a statement this morning regarding last night. u.s. s
host: that was barbara in hudson, florida. next is mark from brownsville, texas on the republican line. you are on c-span. of what is your reaction to yesterday's election? disappointed in the way the election happen. i voted for mr. romney. i feel that because of the way the election has come out, america has turned its back on god by allowing same-sex marriage, abortion, killing dogs children. and the way i feel -- killion daud's children. and the way i feel, the democrats will be in charge...
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florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote. the future does not look like the republican party. if i were the republican party, they will have to do some real soul-searching about immigration, social and cultural issues, because this is not a party design for the future. if this were a business, you would say they have an inherently flawed business model for the future. the republican party, they have four years they need because they are coming out for some candidates that are awfully exotic. [laughter] my wife got me to stop using the term "wacko." not only do they take themselves down, but they defin
florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote....
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democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: in my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses' contributed to the financial crisis. a lot of that some of these lawmakers and policy makers, regulators, investors, they have been trying to right the situation. a lot of the big banks in this country took a lot of taxpayer assistance that brought them through the depths of the financial crisis and they have emerged, as the ceos claim, as more well-capitalized institutions. they may be able to sustain a crisis or in the future without having to take more taxpayer raid. that's not to say there's no one at fault. if you looked at the overall pic
democratic caller from florida, you are up first. caller: in my opinion, wall street is the problem. they treated this deficit because of all of the underhanded things that went on with the mortgages. now they do not want to pass the extension of unemployment. they are putting as back so many years by doing this. everyone is going to end up in the hole, living on the streets, and no one will be able to do anything. host: dominic chu. guest: there is a case to be made that wall street excesses'...
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you have these guys coming in in places like florida. and cliff stearns was leading the solyndra investigation. but he could not make it happen. it was not enough for his district. and i have a large animal that wants to see term limits and so on and so forth coming in. on the other side, you have a longtime democratic members retiring and been replaced. >> and then you have the fiscal votes. john boehner manage to round up republicans on the oversight of the caucus and joined with nancy pelosi and the government kept running. they put together the budget control act. they put together this bipartisan coalition. nobody wanted to take credit for it because it was embarrassing to the republicans to go back home and say, in the end, we are running the government in a bipartisan way. yes, there will be ideological hotheads. but even among those freshmen, when they start feeling the pressure about the fiscal cliff approaching from the big factories, is that what they really want? i think it will get it done. >> it seems to me, there are two f
you have these guys coming in in places like florida. and cliff stearns was leading the solyndra investigation. but he could not make it happen. it was not enough for his district. and i have a large animal that wants to see term limits and so on and so forth coming in. on the other side, you have a longtime democratic members retiring and been replaced. >> and then you have the fiscal votes. john boehner manage to round up republicans on the oversight of the caucus and joined with nancy...
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host: john is in florida. caller: good morning, sir. if the benghazi situation was a demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america" or "death to israel." one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say pay the ?ayroll tax cut t guest: those are good questions. i do not have the answers, especially in benghazi. we set ourselves up for these problems. should not be doing these things. the investigation should be looking at that. solving these problems is like raising more taxes and moving up the ladder. spending is the tax. the tax is a secondary. they have to tax us or they will borrow the money, which is a tax. or you print the money and you have financial baubles and crashes. spending is the problem -- you have financial baubles and and crashes. any safety net for the rich and if you believe you can police the world, none of these problems can be solved. need restraint on the government -- you need restraint on the government. people should take the oath of office seriously. "you mean everything goes back to the sta
host: john is in florida. caller: good morning, sir. if the benghazi situation was a demonstration, we saw no signs of "death to america" or "death to israel." one question about the fiscal cliff. why does no one ever say pay the ?ayroll tax cut t guest: those are good questions. i do not have the answers, especially in benghazi. we set ourselves up for these problems. should not be doing these things. the investigation should be looking at that. solving these problems is...
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caller: jacksonville, florida. good morning. was guest: everybody:good. caller: i have a question and comment. the question is this. why, when you all take office, use were the to want to uphold what you all are coming there to do for the people that sent you all there. ok. it is like this right here. i was watching a christian program this morning a woman called then and said what does it mean when they say [indiscernible] if a person takes office and says there want to represent united states and the people of the united states, if they violate that trust, they should have some kind of action taken against them. if i as a citizen break the law, and i am proven to of a broken the law, i go to jail. people come in congress, not for the people but to profit from the people. if a person in office get caught doing that, falsifying information. they should go to jail. then as treason. host: steven latourette -- the ethics issues work in congress. guest: i understand your point here the system is designed to reach a the fire run on a certain platform, if i sta
caller: jacksonville, florida. good morning. was guest: everybody:good. caller: i have a question and comment. the question is this. why, when you all take office, use were the to want to uphold what you all are coming there to do for the people that sent you all there. ok. it is like this right here. i was watching a christian program this morning a woman called then and said what does it mean when they say [indiscernible] if a person takes office and says there want to represent united states...
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petersburg, florida. caller: what you were just speaking to -- the first amendment has been los int the quest for security, supposedly. nobody really knows what the real motivation is. the country has gone down a path [inaudible] which is eluding each of you. including this gentleman. guest: there are real patriots in the u.s. government who have worked hard to make personal sacrifice and make this country safer. i think people need to understand what the threat is and if they understand that, they would be much more receptive to the investigative tactics and needs. a look at 9/11. if you can imagine august of 2001, if somebody in the government came forward and said in august, there is a big threat from people trying to blow up planes and you need to take off your shoes and take your toiletries and put them in a plastic bag and take off your jacket and take your laptop out of its case -- people would have been up in arms. they would say it is an invasion of privacy. fast-forward and planes crashed into b
petersburg, florida. caller: what you were just speaking to -- the first amendment has been los int the quest for security, supposedly. nobody really knows what the real motivation is. the country has gone down a path [inaudible] which is eluding each of you. including this gentleman. guest: there are real patriots in the u.s. government who have worked hard to make personal sacrifice and make this country safer. i think people need to understand what the threat is and if they understand that,...
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support for obama is bigger and ohio and florida and his winning margin. you can credibly argue that that vote mattered a lot, and if you think about an election where obama loses, ohio and florida, you think about a different election. then i looked at what if romney and obama had more or less split? quite frankly, it has been about that since clinton, roughly 3-1. that is the highest it has been, but quite frankly it has been high all through. what if they split it, more or less evenly, or romney got a little bit more? if romney had won 51%, they would have one of ohio, florida, and virginia. he would have been within four electoral votes of the president. and ohio and florida, all he had to do was win a little over 1/3 of the lgbt vote to win. while i do not think that suggests that suddenly in the way be are now talking about like immigration and things that republicans have to rethink their strategy, i do not think it is quite that level of impact, but a little bit of movement in oflgbt vote in key states, in this election suggests it would have been
support for obama is bigger and ohio and florida and his winning margin. you can credibly argue that that vote mattered a lot, and if you think about an election where obama loses, ohio and florida, you think about a different election. then i looked at what if romney and obama had more or less split? quite frankly, it has been about that since clinton, roughly 3-1. that is the highest it has been, but quite frankly it has been high all through. what if they split it, more or less evenly, or...
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in florida increase from 14% in 2008 to 17% in 2012. we increased our vote share in florida from 57 to 60, which appears to be a high mark for any democratic candidate. for the first time since the revolution we won a majority of cuban voters in florida, which marks a dramatic realignment in policy for that state. in colorado, latino votes it increased from 13% to 14% and support increased from 61% to 75% in 2012. both the size of turnout and support level increased to historic highs in colorado. back to the message, we won self-described moderates, we won on medicare 52 to 44. 21% of voters said the most important thing was that the candidate cares about people like me. among those voters, obama won 81-18, which is a historic number. 60% of the majority supported increase in income tax including a plurality that supports our position moving forward. 65% want to give illegal immigrants a chance to apply for status and 75% agreed the president's policy of moving forward favors the middle class. all those important lessons from 36 hours a
in florida increase from 14% in 2008 to 17% in 2012. we increased our vote share in florida from 57 to 60, which appears to be a high mark for any democratic candidate. for the first time since the revolution we won a majority of cuban voters in florida, which marks a dramatic realignment in policy for that state. in colorado, latino votes it increased from 13% to 14% and support increased from 61% to 75% in 2012. both the size of turnout and support level increased to historic highs in...
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and florida is not the only model where this happens. in policy world, many states are now doing this. the reading program in colorado was a good example, john, of what you describe. and there are other examples like that. depending on the conditions of the state, you know, you have to deal with the other side and you should in order to sustain the success of the programs. >> the original enactment was not bipartisan. >> there was a little -- the beginning was no couple baa moment. -- no kumbayah moment. i can't remember if any democrats supported it to begin with. but now, as i said, over time you have a significant support that is sustained through political elections every election cycle and it's the -- you know, the success of the program ultimately, good policy does create the climate for popular support. if the thing fails, then clearly you got to go to another alternative, right? >> you talked about parental empowerment and you gave one example that incorporates parental empowerment. it seems to me that parents, though the largest
and florida is not the only model where this happens. in policy world, many states are now doing this. the reading program in colorado was a good example, john, of what you describe. and there are other examples like that. depending on the conditions of the state, you know, you have to deal with the other side and you should in order to sustain the success of the programs. >> the original enactment was not bipartisan. >> there was a little -- the beginning was no couple baa moment....
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you can see florida senator republican marco rubio tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> truman had two big puzzles in his life. this was a man who got into politics having failed at many businesses. and the only way to get into politics was to be a part of a machine. there are two machines. he chose the arguably most corrupt and vicious machine. he had to work out how he could possibly work in this machine and local politics. the second thing was how he came to use the atomic bomb. what was behind the decision? it is [closed captioning sponsored by sleep train mattress centers, your ticket to a better night's sleep] obwednesday, a that's killed 32 people so far. the outbreak is linked to contaminated steroids scomplared by a the pharmacy's owner was at the hearing but avoided answering questions by pleading the fifth. f.d.a. commissioner margaret hamburg did testify. this was two hours and 25 minutes. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> basically what my family and i des
you can see florida senator republican marco rubio tonight at 7:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> truman had two big puzzles in his life. this was a man who got into politics having failed at many businesses. and the only way to get into politics was to be a part of a machine. there are two machines. he chose the arguably most corrupt and vicious machine. he had to work out how he could possibly work in this machine and local politics. the second thing was how he came to use the atomic bomb....
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host: our first caller from florida on our democrats line. good morning. turn down your tv for us and go ahead. caller: [indiscernible] host: rural housing plan? caller: it is in the budget, agriculture budget. does he know anything about this? guest: yes, the agriculture department does have a program for constructing low income housing in small towns, particularly lower income areas. i cannot tell you really much more about it right now. did you have a specific question? caller: my husband and i just signed up for the program. maybe you can pass this on. they have taken all the jobs away from those individuals who are running the program. they have massive files that they need help with. host: i think we lost her, but she's talking about insufficient staffing and perhaps lack of funding to departments. guest: i do not know about this particular situation, but i do know that the agricultural department has had cutbacks in staff in an attempt to control spending and comply with a presidential order to keep spending down. host: what happens if the farm bill
host: our first caller from florida on our democrats line. good morning. turn down your tv for us and go ahead. caller: [indiscernible] host: rural housing plan? caller: it is in the budget, agriculture budget. does he know anything about this? guest: yes, the agriculture department does have a program for constructing low income housing in small towns, particularly lower income areas. i cannot tell you really much more about it right now. did you have a specific question? caller: my husband...
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in florida, the percentage of hispanic voters went up to 17% from 14% in 2008. the composition changed and it has grown from what it was just a few years ago with more puerto ricans making up the hispanic vote in florida. democrats rule to keep their edge in the overall electorate, a shock to many people that the overall partisan composition of the electorate looked so similar to 2008, with democrats holding a six. age. the other big demographic story of tuesday's election was women. our first poll after the first debate, when romney did so well and obama did so poorly, showed the gender gap almost closing entirely. it had to be a shock for a lot of democrats to look that old. there were other polls that showed the same thing. romney really make gains among women after that first debate. in part, he was seen as a little bit more moderate. the issues that came up in that debate, there very few social issues coming up in that debate. but by election day, the gender gap had not only gone back to normal, it probably went bigger than normal. women favored obama by 11
in florida, the percentage of hispanic voters went up to 17% from 14% in 2008. the composition changed and it has grown from what it was just a few years ago with more puerto ricans making up the hispanic vote in florida. democrats rule to keep their edge in the overall electorate, a shock to many people that the overall partisan composition of the electorate looked so similar to 2008, with democrats holding a six. age. the other big demographic story of tuesday's election was women. our first...
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for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. deutch: mr. speaker, in the past 24 hours alone, terrorists in the gaza strip have launched more than 250 rockets into southern israel. that's 250 rockets in one day since hamas began its strikes. imagine 250 rockets raining down in one day on your community. anywhere in the united states. we could expect our government to act to protect our citizens. israel is acting to protect her citizens. israel has the right to protect her citizens from terrorist attacks. in the early hours of this morning, three israeli civilians died when a rocket from gaza struck the top floor of an apartment building. later in the day, a rocket hit near tel aviv. we mourn the loss of life at the hands of hamas terrorists. we will not waiver for israel to defend herself against these and other attacks. the right of any nation to defend its citizens can never be called into question. mr. s
for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. deutch: mr. speaker, in the past 24 hours alone, terrorists in the gaza strip have launched more than 250 rockets into southern israel. that's 250 rockets in one day since hamas began its strikes. imagine 250 rockets raining down in one day on your community. anywhere in the united states. we could...
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florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote. the future does not look like the republican party. if i were the republican party, they will have to do some real soul-searching about immigration, social and cultural issues, because this is not a party design for the future. if this were a business, you would say they have an inherently flawed business model for the future. the republican party, they have four years they need because they are coming out for some candidates that are awfully exotic. [laughter] my wife got me to stop using the term "wacko." not only do they take themselves down, but they defin
florida, virginia, iowa, nevada, ohio what i put him over the top. he did not get anywhere near the progression. there are a lot of things going pondweeds, but the most important thing is that republicans is that they need to do something about their brand. it is basically the center of the republican party is older, white men. that is not where this country is going. when you look at african- americans, latinos, the fastest- growing group, asian. and the obama got 71% or 72% of the asian vote....
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of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that and i wonder if he could describe what went on. guest: it came out of the trial court, to us. that is a circuit court in florida. bush filed in miami and that judge dismissed that case. there was an action filed by the canvassing board to extend the time for the returns having to be with the state. that's the case that first came to us. we had two statutes that we believe were directly in conflict as to whether the secretary of state had the legal power to extend the time for manual recounts. one said that if it was passed the
of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that...
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florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the trust you have placed in me. thank you so much for always having my back. i know that we are going to deliver florida for our president, barack obama. [cheers and applause] four more years. four more years. four more years. four more years. >> four more years. >> stating here before all of you, i cannot wait for our president barack obama to see what i see, and that is that florida is ready to go. and it is a very good thing that you are my friends, because as floridians, we know only too well the importance of every single vote, do we not? the lesson, remember, it was decided right year by just 537 votes, and this ye
florida can determine it. if we get it done in florida, when we get it done in florida, it is over. let's get it done. god bless you and god bless barack obama. thank you. >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome debbie wasserman schultz. [chanting "debbie"] >> good afternoon, south florida! this is an unbelievable sight. i am so proud to have president obama this is such a privilege to represent south florida in our nation's capital. i am the turtle in grateful for the...
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she is a great congresswoman from florida. she is a mother, never an easy job, and she has decided yes when asked to be the share of our party at the national democratic committee, and never an easy job. she has done an incredible job, and i just want you to think about what she has done at the helm of our great party. not only does she ensure the reelection of barack obama, but she did it by making sure there was a constant conversation about what women were facing in which their health care and their lives every day, making sure everyone in this country knew what was at stake. i think she will deliver florida, which is pretty impressive. she has been an incredible leader, and someone to look at, and we really do see her as a role model, so we hope even though i knew she has three major jobs, and i know they are very much hoping she keeps all three jobs, because we cannot imagine seeing the next two years where we still have to fight to get a house back. we have one more thing we need to do. having debby wasserman schulz will
she is a great congresswoman from florida. she is a mother, never an easy job, and she has decided yes when asked to be the share of our party at the national democratic committee, and never an easy job. she has done an incredible job, and i just want you to think about what she has done at the helm of our great party. not only does she ensure the reelection of barack obama, but she did it by making sure there was a constant conversation about what women were facing in which their health care...
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that takes the states like california and arizona and florida out of the business and i was telling us how we're going to raise hens and produce eggs. that is an important piece that has been a fight in this campaign, that has not had it not apply, but that is something we have to have in the farm bill, and that is what i want to get into conference by the end of the year. >> i hope if the farm bill comes to the floor is an open roll, the amendment process can take place. i expect the conservatives to -- i do not know if we have the votes for it -- but at least we will start that the debate, separating the food stamp provisions from the other policies. since i am surrounded by other states, the other gentleman would like to speak as well. >> speaking as one who campaign in support of the house bill, without apology, i can tell you the farmers of north dakota like the house bill just fine, and not only did they have an objection to $16 billion more in cuts to a program that has grown 50% in the last four years, it only amounts to a 2% cut in the food stamp program, they like the fact in
that takes the states like california and arizona and florida out of the business and i was telling us how we're going to raise hens and produce eggs. that is an important piece that has been a fight in this campaign, that has not had it not apply, but that is something we have to have in the farm bill, and that is what i want to get into conference by the end of the year. >> i hope if the farm bill comes to the floor is an open roll, the amendment process can take place. i expect the...
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colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host: colorado and florida to mitt romney? guest: i would agree with that. this is where we really get into the numbers. obama won ohio by five points last week in one poll, but the sample was not what was in 2008. if you do the average, that deficit becomes a one. advantage for mitt romney, or half of a point advantage. that is where there is a little bit of concern on the average between the poles in the states. i would think it should be more like the olympics. as opposed to these out liars. guest host some say that this shows too high of a democratic sample. -- guest: s
colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host:...
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national security threat in -- and thousands of -- in thousands of pages of information ended up on a florida socialite in secret emails involving the head of the c.i.a. and a top general in afghanistan and the fact that the federal bureau of investigation agent who was complaining to you stepped out of the chain of command and went to a house republican leader rather than anyone else, do you think that's a potentially greater national security threat like you're talking about? >> i say that's one of the dumbest questions i've ever heard. there's four dead americans. there's four dead americans. not a socialite, not a socialite, i'm answering your question. do you want me to answer your question or do you want to interrupt? which do you want? there's four dead americans. the lives of other americans were put in jeopardy. this is a matter of four dead americans. i think that the other issue raised is very serious. i think it deserves a thorough and complete investigation. but it does not rise to the level of an attack on american consulate that took four american lives. and i'm sorry if i was
national security threat in -- and thousands of -- in thousands of pages of information ended up on a florida socialite in secret emails involving the head of the c.i.a. and a top general in afghanistan and the fact that the federal bureau of investigation agent who was complaining to you stepped out of the chain of command and went to a house republican leader rather than anyone else, do you think that's a potentially greater national security threat like you're talking about? >> i say...
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ellen, florida. -- alvin, florida. caller: i think there was a clear difference stated between the democrats and republicans about their policies. the majority of the american people voted for obama and his policies. there needs to be compromise, of course, but i heard john boehner speak yesterday. he talked compromise, but stuck to his same policy, taking the military off the table, pushing social cuts, and taxing people that cannot afford it. the needs to be compromise, but the republicans should be more willing to compromise with the democrats. the american people spoke. we do not want more wars. we do nothing social programs should be at the top of the list. host: maverick on twitter echoes what the caller was saying. congress gets 9% approval, the president gets 51%. do the math. the president sets the agenda, not john boehner or eric cantor. guest: john boehner said he wants the president to lead and we are ready to follow. that is a stronger statement than it might seem to be. one of the criticisms of the presid
ellen, florida. -- alvin, florida. caller: i think there was a clear difference stated between the democrats and republicans about their policies. the majority of the american people voted for obama and his policies. there needs to be compromise, of course, but i heard john boehner speak yesterday. he talked compromise, but stuck to his same policy, taking the military off the table, pushing social cuts, and taxing people that cannot afford it. the needs to be compromise, but the republicans...
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colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host: colorado and florida to mitt romney? guest: i would agree with that. this is where we really get into the numbers. obama won ohio by five points last week in one poll, but the sample was not what was in 2008. if you do the average, that deficit becomes a one. advantage for mitt romney, or half of a point advantage. that is where there is a little bit of concern on the average between the poles in the states. i would think it should be more like the olympics. as opposed to these out liars. guest host some say that this shows too high of a democratic sample. -- guest: s
colorado, florida, virginia. the president is at 45%. florida, dead even. ohio, the president is up one. . in virginia, mitt romney is a 45%. andrew? guest: it president, being an underdog in florida, he remains a favorite in ohio. i was looking at the averages last night and right now the president is the average of 2.7% in ohio. that one margin is a little bit low, but he remains a favorite in ohio. if you look at those four states, we have ohio to obama and with a toss up in virginia. host:...
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of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that and i wonder if he could describe what went on. guest: it came out of the trial court, to us. that is a circuit court in florida. bush filed in miami and that judge dismissed that case. there was an action filed by the canvassing board to extend the time for the returns having to be with the state. that's the case that first came to us. we had two statutes that we believe were directly in conflict as to whether the secretary of state had the legal power to extend the time for manual recounts. one said that if it was passed the
of the florida supreme court. caller: hi. i watched all the trial proceedings that took place, on c-span, i might add. i'm nervous. the district judge ruled against gore. the case was sent up to you and you overruled the district judge. i felt that you had made a mistake on that decision. if you would not overlook him, this would not have been a big mess. the supreme court sent it back to you. i forget all the proceedings in between. you guys sent it back up. you had a strong dissent on that...
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for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. was was thank you, mr. speaker -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in defense of our ally israel and her sovereign right to self-defense. as we all know, -- mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house is not in order. i'd ask the members to take their conversations off the floor. you may start over. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you. mr. speaker, thank you. i rise today in defense of our ally israel and her sovereign right to self-defense. as we all know, israel lives in a difficult neighborhood of instability, violence and uncertainty. in the towns of israel's southern border, families have become unacceptably accustomed to running for shelter to avoid rocket attacks from the gaza strip. but nothing could provide preparation for justification for the onslaught of missile fire raining down on isra
for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. was was thank you, mr. speaker -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in defense of our ally israel and her sovereign right to self-defense. as we all know, -- mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house is not in order. i'd ask the members to take...
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and latinos living in proximity, all the states where there are both black and latino populations, in florida, virginia, less so in colorado. the black population is fairly small. nevada, definitely. the right in the country and especially the ultraconservatives in the republican party had pushed african-americans and hispanics together. they have a politics where sort of a nasty braggadocio, if you watch the primaries, where you have to be slashed and burn in how you attack your enemies, that very much does not go over with hispanics. some of the things that were said -- i have spoken to a well known latino pollster about this. he said a white person has friends and extended family -- that number is 8. a hispanic person has that number at about 50. if you are a slash and burn person, that is your style, you are not going to go over well with latinos. african americans and latinos have been pushed together. if you look at it in class terms, african-americans, the largest proportion of african americans and latinos are working class and have similar interests in terms of government. >> any add
and latinos living in proximity, all the states where there are both black and latino populations, in florida, virginia, less so in colorado. the black population is fairly small. nevada, definitely. the right in the country and especially the ultraconservatives in the republican party had pushed african-americans and hispanics together. they have a politics where sort of a nasty braggadocio, if you watch the primaries, where you have to be slashed and burn in how you attack your enemies, that...
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host: a couple of key counties in florida. it will be key to determining who gets to the 270 electoral votes. still tabulations in virginia and ohio. the numbers your say on the bottom of the screen are actual numbers, ap numbners, not projections. they are also available on our website at c-span.org. let's go to scott and next. boston treelined for independence. your reaction tonight. caller: i am pleased with the contrast between the two candidates. i mentioned earlier that congress wrote an excellent article until november that talked-about the two candidates. even though they endorsed obama. i did 04 obama. -- i did vote for obama. i think he is an amazing human being. but i would like to see more of as -- is reaching across the aisle. one of the things they said is he neglected to spend more time with the republicans. they pointed out 104 things he played, -- golf games he played. one of them was with a republican member. as much as i appreciate president obama as a human being, as an individual, and politician, i would l
host: a couple of key counties in florida. it will be key to determining who gets to the 270 electoral votes. still tabulations in virginia and ohio. the numbers your say on the bottom of the screen are actual numbers, ap numbners, not projections. they are also available on our website at c-span.org. let's go to scott and next. boston treelined for independence. your reaction tonight. caller: i am pleased with the contrast between the two candidates. i mentioned earlier that congress wrote an...
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someone who has been a great leader for the state of florida as governor of the state of florida. [applause] and he continues to be a great leader for america. ladies and gentlemen, jeb bush [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. connie mack is going to be a great united states senator just like his dad was. work hard for him the next six days. i know in jacksonville you have the curvature effect which means hurricanes never come here. but you love this state and you're from florida and you recall how we suffered through eight hurricanes and four tropical storms. and we came together and depended on the american red cross and churches all around the country and world, people came to florida in our time of 23450ed. -- time of need. we had over a million homes that were completely destroyed. we had people that were one paycheck away from having a problem before the storms and then got into serious problems. and guess what? the american spirit was alive and well. people helped take care of their families and friends and came from all over and provided suppor
someone who has been a great leader for the state of florida as governor of the state of florida. [applause] and he continues to be a great leader for america. ladies and gentlemen, jeb bush [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. thank you so much. connie mack is going to be a great united states senator just like his dad was. work hard for him the next six days. i know in jacksonville you have the curvature effect which means hurricanes never come here. but you love this state and...
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i gather this from talking to a lot of people in florida. you can pick up a lot of good insight in the checkout line at a grocery store, pick your kids up from school and traveling the country as i have had the opportunity to do. here is a problem i have seen -- our economy has stagnated, particularly the middle class. today workers are not making as much as it once made in john -- in jobs 10, 15, 20 years ago. my father was a bartender, my mother a maid at hotels. they were able to provide for us in standard of living, not rich by any means. we only had everything we needed. my parents were able to provide as the standard of living with those jobs. it is very difficult to do that nowadays. the fact is our middle-class has stopped growing. wages in the middle class have stopped growing as well. private health insurance is harder to find. today 45 million americans have no health insurance coverage. health care costs are taking a bigger bite out of their monthly paycheck. this issue of our middle class been under assault in appealing threaten
i gather this from talking to a lot of people in florida. you can pick up a lot of good insight in the checkout line at a grocery store, pick your kids up from school and traveling the country as i have had the opportunity to do. here is a problem i have seen -- our economy has stagnated, particularly the middle class. today workers are not making as much as it once made in john -- in jobs 10, 15, 20 years ago. my father was a bartender, my mother a maid at hotels. they were able to provide for...
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. >> after a campaign stops in florida and virginia, mitt romney held the final rally of the day in new hampshire. he announced his run for the presidency nearly 1.5 years ago. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you so very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "usa, usa, usa"] >> now that, that is quite a welcome. thanks. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] let me, first of all -- [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. that was fabulous. and let me introduce you to the next first lady of the united states, ann romney. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, new hampshire. and i have to say thank you to kid rock. that has been our theme song. it has been a long journey. it started in new hampshire 1.5 years ago. our hearts are full, and what we have learned by going on the trail is that we have seen the america that you all love, that we all love. we fear it is in danger, that
. >> after a campaign stops in florida and virginia, mitt romney held the final rally of the day in new hampshire. he announced his run for the presidency nearly 1.5 years ago. ♪ ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] >> thank you so very much. thank you. [cheers and applause] thank you. thank you. [cheers and applause] [cheers and applause] [crowd chanting, "usa, usa, usa"] >> now that, that is quite a welcome. thanks....
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in florida, they said no. misery voted yes, to stop health-care -- missouri voted yes to stop health-care exchanges without public approval. moving on to the use of medical marijuana, arkansas said no to legalizing the use of medical marijuana. voters said yes to recreational use in colorado and washington state. in massachusetts, yes to medical use, and in oregon, now to cultivating and possessing marijuana. for same-sex marriage, washington state, name, maryland, all voted in support. in maryland, same-sex couples will be able to start getting married january 1. coverage continues here on c- span of campaign 2012 as well as our website, c-span.org, where you can go for more information on the balance of power and a presidential election results. host: we want to hear your take. william in west point, mississippi, democrat. caller: hi. i want to sit thank you for giving me an opportunity. host: go ahead. we are listening caller: -- listening. caller: thank you for an opportunity. host: we need to put you on h
in florida, they said no. misery voted yes, to stop health-care -- missouri voted yes to stop health-care exchanges without public approval. moving on to the use of medical marijuana, arkansas said no to legalizing the use of medical marijuana. voters said yes to recreational use in colorado and washington state. in massachusetts, yes to medical use, and in oregon, now to cultivating and possessing marijuana. for same-sex marriage, washington state, name, maryland, all voted in support. in...
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the president will be in hollywood florida with the congress won from southwest florida and the chair of the democratic committee. a late afternoon rally in pennsylvania outside of pennsylvania -- mayor romney willon
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even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural america? you would not want to bet on rural america to be our population center going ahead. young and old, again, the youngest voters of the most probing, although i will say that the 18-21 voters are less pro-obama then the people slightly older than they are. the 21-30. which would you rather have, young voters to are going to be boaters for 60 or 70 years or people you are -- 21 when ronald reagan was elected who are now seniors? they're not the greatest generation and they're not the new deal rumsfeld democrats. the people who are going to be t
even in florida with 61-39, that includes the cubans. cuban americans are no longer the majority in florida among latinos but also the younger generation of cuban americans are voting like dominican or puerto ricans. asian americans, that was the biggest shift. 75-25 for obama. bush actually won the asian- american votes. it was a swing vote leaning republican. yesterday was three to one democratic. urban-rural. it is 60-40 and demographically which areas are growing, the urban areas or rural...
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the gentleman from florida. mr. nugent: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: it's my honor to yield three minutes to the gentleman from illinois, a leader on immigration issues, mr. gueter res. -- gue tear he res. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. gutierrez: i thank the gentleman from colorado and the distinguished rules committee for yielding time to me. despite bipartisan support for a clean stem visa bill, this is a partisan bill that picks winners and losers in our immigration system and requires the elimination of diversity visa program for a single stem visa can be issued. in other words, we want to pick immigrants we like and then eliminate immigrant we don't like. as though some are better than others. the interest thing is most of the members of the house can look back in their own personal history and find the countries that are being eliminated, find their own family members and ancestors come interesting there. after the historic
the gentleman from florida. mr. nugent: continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: it's my honor to yield three minutes to the gentleman from illinois, a leader on immigration issues, mr. gueter res. -- gue tear he res. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for three minutes. mr. gutierrez: i thank the gentleman from colorado and the distinguished rules committee for yielding time to me. despite bipartisan support for a...
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they had the good sense to land in florida in june instead of december in massachusetts. then they were wrapped -- wiped out by the spanish, but we completely left them out of the history books. in the middle of the night she killed her captors, realize there was a bounty for indian scalps. she went back and scalp them, made her way to boston where she was a heroin. they erected a statue to her, the first statue to an american loman showed her with a hatchet in one hand and scallops in the other. >> sunday, taking your calls and e-mails on "in-depth." watch live at noon eastern on book tv on c-span2. >> next, republican freshmen and marie buerkle faces dan maffei and ursula rozum. this is a rematch of the 2010 election in which representative buerkle unseated dan maffei. is about an hour. >> good evening, everyone. we are glad you were with us. central new yorkers in four counties will choose a representative for congress. let's take a look at the map of the 24 district. it includes the counties shaded and light blue. if you are registered voter in that light blue shaded
they had the good sense to land in florida in june instead of december in massachusetts. then they were wrapped -- wiped out by the spanish, but we completely left them out of the history books. in the middle of the night she killed her captors, realize there was a bounty for indian scalps. she went back and scalp them, made her way to boston where she was a heroin. they erected a statue to her, the first statue to an american loman showed her with a hatchet in one hand and scallops in the...
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in ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, florida, and virginia. i would also throw out that there were several democratic senate nominee is who were elected, who benefited from a substantial african-american vote. more than a quarter of the votes in missouri were african- american. sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate candidates this year dovetails very nicely with president obama's campaign in terms of turning out african-american voters. i the guy will stop there and entertain questions >> do we have any questions? >> [inaudible] [indiscernible] >> you talk about some of as being regional, what are your thoughts on some of the patterns of the patterns you see in terms of that regional stuff? is there anything that jumps out at you? >> last year at this time, i was presenting a paper called resegregation in southern politics. i have not had the chance this morning
in ohio, michigan, pennsylvania, florida, and virginia. i would also throw out that there were several democratic senate nominee is who were elected, who benefited from a substantial african-american vote. more than a quarter of the votes in missouri were african- american. sherrod brown, and in ohio, almost more than 30% of his votes were from african- americans. bob casey, more than 20% of his votes in pennsylvania came from african-americans. the success the democrats had with their senate...
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host: our last call is from florida. good evening. caller: i was just going to comment that i just can't believe how far right winged the republican party has become. i was watching a speech by richard nixon back in the 1950's and he was talking about national healthcare and they've just gone so far to the right where they really have zero social conscience and i'm hoping obama wins. he's talking about things that are important to the american citizen. being just a war machine taking over what great britain did prior to world war ii. host: what about in terms of campaign signs or people coming to your door and the tv and the advertising in florida? caller: we've had two door knocks. what is getting my goat is the synagogues here that were always democratic are now upset with obama's relationship with gnaten i can't had you and they feel like they're not going to be protected by the united states. our country protects israel and i don't get it. i run into so many people who are $40,000 republicans and mitt romney doesn't have their bes
host: our last call is from florida. good evening. caller: i was just going to comment that i just can't believe how far right winged the republican party has become. i was watching a speech by richard nixon back in the 1950's and he was talking about national healthcare and they've just gone so far to the right where they really have zero social conscience and i'm hoping obama wins. he's talking about things that are important to the american citizen. being just a war machine taking over what...
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bush won, that election came down to what happened in florida. there was not a whole lot of discussion about scrapping the electoral college. there may have been some. it is the fourth time in history that the popular vote winner did not match the electoral college majority. it is behind the scenes. it is a complex system and it is an issue political process. host: in our next segment, we will look at florida 2000, what we learned then and what we now know as far as electoral votes are concerned. joining us now is charles welles. we will talk with him in our next segment. when it comes to the timing of the electors -- guest: these are the rare cases the navy so-called faithfully lectors, which are electors were pledged to select, abstain or cast a protest of the four other candidates or just withhold the vote. as you mentioned, in 2000, an electorate in the district of columbia for al gore withheld their votes for al gore, so the technical total was 271- pack266, -- 271-266. they are selected by their state conventions. it is basically a politica
bush won, that election came down to what happened in florida. there was not a whole lot of discussion about scrapping the electoral college. there may have been some. it is the fourth time in history that the popular vote winner did not match the electoral college majority. it is behind the scenes. it is a complex system and it is an issue political process. host: in our next segment, we will look at florida 2000, what we learned then and what we now know as far as electoral votes are...
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florida is number one for foreclosures. st. lucie county is in the top two of the counties in florida. >> what is your solution for your district to create jobs -- not about policies that have failed or succeeded in the past. what are you doing? >> congressman west is great at blaming people. i have created jobs. the first thing i would like to push forward is a piece of legislation that allows businesses to expensed 100% of their investment in the first year. this is something that came out of the jobs bill, and it incentivizes companies to invest. companies are sitting on cash and they are not investing in. we need to incentivize them to do that. >> how about repatriation? one of the things we have been talking about this $4 trillion of capital to come back here. 37 pieces of legislation i have voted on is sitting on harry reid's desk. >> i am not there yet. >> let's move ahead to george. >> you mentioned you were a small businessmen. coastal construction group is one of the biggest general contractors in south florida. your
florida is number one for foreclosures. st. lucie county is in the top two of the counties in florida. >> what is your solution for your district to create jobs -- not about policies that have failed or succeeded in the past. what are you doing? >> congressman west is great at blaming people. i have created jobs. the first thing i would like to push forward is a piece of legislation that allows businesses to expensed 100% of their investment in the first year. this is something that...
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billy, lady lake, florida. caller: good morning. it is a real mixed bag of feelings about things like this. this guy is the head of the cia, and it took us months to find this out? i was trained as a military combat medic, vietnam, and i am gay. i worked in the surgery street -- suite of the recovery unit. two investigators remove me from that unit. each of them had a hand on my shoulder, one on my arm, parading me out of the hospital because they suspected i was gay. when it comes to things like this, i am sorry the gentleman has had problems, but the government never surprises me. host: thank you for the call from florida this morning. we also want to take you to anita, chapel hill, north carolina. caller: i was listening to your caller before may, he is -- before me, and he is absolutely right. i am muslim, very strict about things, and i think that people have a right to not practice religion here. they have a right to do things the way they feel comfortable doing it, which is called secular or religious thinking. they have the
billy, lady lake, florida. caller: good morning. it is a real mixed bag of feelings about things like this. this guy is the head of the cia, and it took us months to find this out? i was trained as a military combat medic, vietnam, and i am gay. i worked in the surgery street -- suite of the recovery unit. two investigators remove me from that unit. each of them had a hand on my shoulder, one on my arm, parading me out of the hospital because they suspected i was gay. when it comes to things...
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host: florida, republican line. caller: i find it very distressing that people are talking about something they know very little about. the reason for the electoral college is that our farmers set up a system that rested onpeople people in the house of representatives. we had to have popular participation in the government but had to be limited. the states have a representative in the senate. they are also represented it in voting for the presidency. we have too much democracy going on. bending to the whims of the people in the house, and you want to propose the same system that brought in the election of the president? no, we cannot do that. the republic is on its knees. if we go to the popular vote with the president, there will be a bullet in the back of the head of our republic. that will finish us. >> we have some votes to switch to the popular vote system but now we have the opposite position. the caller points to how the electoral college came into being. the framers really did not -- were not very wary of th
host: florida, republican line. caller: i find it very distressing that people are talking about something they know very little about. the reason for the electoral college is that our farmers set up a system that rested onpeople people in the house of representatives. we had to have popular participation in the government but had to be limited. the states have a representative in the senate. they are also represented it in voting for the presidency. we have too much democracy going on. bending...